Pipe cleaner and ash tray



July 29, 1958 A. A. OSTERGARD PIPE CLEANER AND ASH TRAY INVENTOR ARTHUR A. OSTERGARD BY ATTORNEY Filed Sept. 1, 1955 United States Patent Ofiice 2,845,076 Patented. July 2 1.958

3 Claims. (Cl. 131-246) Thisainventionrelates to pipe cleaning devices.

It is an object of the present inventionzto providea: pipe cleaner and ash tray which may be used in eitherthe home. or automobiles. andv which will make itunneceshousing 11' (Fig, 3) the pocket 20' being provided for matches.

The base plate 10. at theend' thereof remote from the pocket. 20 is provided with a recessed portion 21 within which. is positioned a. removable pipe cleaner and ash tray indicated generally at 22 (Fig, 3'). Thepipe' bowl cleaner and ashtray 22. includes a. rectangular ashtray 23. provided around the three sides thereof with. the cigarette receiving grooves 24- and integrally formed at its other. side, with an upstanding plate 25 which abuts the adjacent end. of the housing 11,,the, tiers 18 adja ent thereto being provided with suitable openings) receiving the-plate 2'5 therewithin (Fig.1), i

The vertical plate 25; along the opposite. longitudinal edges thereof is integrally formed with the outwardly extending side walls 2'6'connected at their. outer ends by theend Wall 27" having the arcuate or semi circular cutisary for the drivers to; take: their eyes-=oif the road when I ltisan other object of-the present invention to provide a pipe cleaner and ash tray of the above type which,'

when used in the home, will reduce scattering ashes, making a mess in general, and which will be a safeguard against fire.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a pipe cleaner and ash tray of the above type wherein the pipe cleaner and tray are detachable for separate cleaning and wherein the pipe cleaner is adjustable for different sized pipes.

For other objects and a better understanding of the invention, reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a central transverse section of the device shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section of the same;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged top plan view of the pipe cleaner and Fig. 5 is a sectional view shown partly in elevation taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Referring now more in detail to the drawing, represents a rectangular base on which is mounted a rectangular housing 11 of plastic or other suitable material, the base plate 10 extending beyond the ends of the housing 11 at opposite ends thereof.

The housing 11 is open at the top and is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed hingeably mounted closures 12, each provided with a knob or lifting handle 13, the top walls 12 and knobs 13 coming together to form a continuous flat top and knob when in the closed position, while at the same-time being easily and readily opened to provide access to the interior of the housing 11.

As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the housing 11 is provided with an internal bottom wall 14 spaced from the bottom plate 10 and providing therebelow a compartment within which is slidably positioned a cigarette containing drawer 15, the drawer 15 at opposite ends being provided with a knob or handle portion 16 by means of which the drawer may be opened in either direction.

A glass jar 17 is positioned within the housing 11 and rests on the inner bottom wall 14 and is adapted to contain pipe tobacco.

A pair of vertically spaced tiers 18 extend around the four sides of the housing 11 and at one end are provided with the vertically aligned circular openings 19 adapted to support therewithin a plurality of pipes, not shown. The tiers 18 adjacent the openings 19 are provided with a compartment or pocket 20 which abuts one end of the out'28jextending downwardly fronrthe upper end thereof and defining a compartment open at top and'bottom. It will beinoted'that' the compartment which is thus defi'nerl is" aligned vertically with theash tray. 23'.

A rectangular frame or bridge 29 ('Figs. 4 and" 5") is secured within the compartment to the plate 25 and end wall 27 by means of the rivets 30, the upper edges of the frame 29 at opposite ends being formed with the laterally aligned lugs 31.

A first pin 32 pierces the opposite sides of frame 29 near one set of lugs 31 and rotatably mounts thereon a pipe scraping blade 32' by means of the lugs or ears 33 integrally formed at the lower end thereof. The pipe scraping blade 32' is of arcuate cross section and provided with oppositely disposed vertical edges adapted to scrape the interior of a pipe bowl and is normally urged into contact with the stops 31 by means of a coil spring 34, one end of which bears on the pipe scraping blade 32' and the other end on the lower edge of frame 29.

The frame 29 near the other pair of lugs 31 is provided with oppositely disposed or laterally aligned elongated slots 35 within which ride the opposite ends of a pin 36.

A second complementary pipe scraping blade 37 is rotatably mounted at its lower end on the pin 36 by means of the integrally formed cars 38, the blade 37 having an arcuate cross section and oppositely disposed vertical scraping edges similar to the blade 32.

An externally threaded stud 39 is integrally formed at one end with a reduced cylindrical neck 40 which is journalled within the end wall 27, a split ring 41 being provided intermediate the stud 39 and the wall 27 (Fig. 5 The outer end of the neck 40 is integrally formed with an enlarged externally knurled operating knob 42 whereby to rotate stud 39.

A sleeve 43 is screw threaded onto the stud 39 and is fixedly connected to the pin 36 whereby to move the latter therealong upon rotation of knob 42.

A coil spring 44 sleeves the pin 36 intermediate lugs 38 and serves to retain the blade 37 in engagement with the lugs 31 adjacent thereto, one end of the spring 44 7 bearing on the blade 37 and the other end engaging the sleeve 43. By turning the knob 42 for adjusting the stud 39, the sleeve 43 which is guided in the slot 35 of the bridge 29 is moved to and away from the fixed scraper blade 32', thus adjusting the space between the scrapers to permit the cleaning of various sizes of pipe bowls.

The scraped material will drop down into the ash tray 23 and the entire pipe cleaner and ash tray unit 22 may be removed for separate cleaning.

While various changes may be made in the detail construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A pipe bowl cleaner comprising a compartment open at the top and bottom, a rectangular bridge secured at opposite ends within said compartment, a first pin piercing said bridge near one end, a pipe bowl scraping blade rotatably mounted at its lower end on said pin, stop means for limiting the rotation of said bowl scraping blade, spring means for normally retaining said blade in engagement with said stop means, said bridge having laterally aligned elongated slots near the other end thereof, a second pin slidably mounted within said elongated slots, a second cooperating pipe scraping blade rotatably mounted on its lower end on said second pin, stop means adapted to limit the rotation of said second blade, spring means for normally retaining said second blade in engagement with said second stop means, and manually operable means for adjusting the position of said second pin and scraper blade relative to said first blade.

2. A pipe cleaner according to claim 1, said manually operable means comprising an externally threaded stud having a reduced. neck journalled in an outer wall of said compartment below said bridge, an enlarged knob secured to the outer end of said reduced neck, and a sleeve screw threaded on said stud, said sleeve being connected to said second pin.

3. A pipe bowl cleaner comprising a compartment open at the top and bottom, a rectangular bridge secured at opposite ends within said compartment, a first pin piercing said bridge near one end, a pipe scraping blade rotatably mounted at its lower end on said pin, stop means for limiting rotation of said pipe bowl scraping blade, said bridge having laterally aligned elongated slots near the other end thereof, a second pin slidably mounted within said elongated slots, a second bowl scraping blade rotatably mounted on its lower end on said second pin, stop means adapted to limit rotation of said second blade, and manually operable means for adjusting the position of said second pin and scraper blade relative to said first blade.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,117,236 Pavelec Nov. 17, 1914 1,764,907 Stern June 17, 1930 2,038,370 Leibner Apr. 21, 1936 2,575,634 Marshall Nov. 20, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS 180,245 Great Britain May 25, 1922 435,745 Great Britain Sept. 26, 1935 

